Section 814 and the Potential Impact on Innovation
H.R. 5515, the “John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019” (the Senate NDAA) passed the Senate on June 18, 2018. At this point, the House and
Category: FAR & Beyond Blog
Section 846 Implementation and the Applicability of Law
The move to e-Commerce solutions envisioned by Section 846 of the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act is just the latest procurement reform initiative that seeks to strike the right balance
GSA’s Section 846 Public Meeting: An Informative and Productive Framing of Phase II Implementation
Yesterday, the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) hosted their initial Phase II Public Meeting, as required under Section 846 of the National Defense
Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services Special Item Numbers – An Opportunity for Modernization
The General Services Administration (GSA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on May 22 seeking stakeholders’ feedback regarding how it could enhance its four Highly Adaptive Cybersecurity Services (HACS) Special
Phase II of Section 846 Implementation: An opportunity to Avoid Unintended Consequences
On June 21st, the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) will be hosting their second public meeting to discuss the implementation of Section 846,
Message From the President: In Honor of Memorial Day
In observance of Memorial Day, I would like to share with you the following picture of Chattanooga National Cemetery that I took on Memorial Day two-years ago while I was
JEDI, Questions Remain
Earlier this month, the Department of Defense (DoD) submitted a report to Congress detailing the Department’s justification for making its $10 Billion Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative (JEDI) cloud contract a
A Successful and Informative 2018 Spring Training Conference
Thank you to everyone who attended the Coalition’s 2018 Spring Training Conference, The Future of Acquisition Shared Services and Interagency Contracting. With the recent whirlwind of procurement policy activity, the
Phase II of Section 846 Implementation: Answering the Questions Raised by GSA’s e-Commerce Implementation Plan
In March, GSA, in consultation with OMB, issued the Section 846 implementation plan, “Procurement Through Commercial E-Commerce Portals.” As set forth in the statute, the implementation plan is the end-product
A Final Thought (for now) about the JEDI Draft RFP
Earlier this week, the Coalition for Government Procurement submitted written comments in response to the Department of Defense’s (DoD) draft Joint Enterprise Defense Initiative (JEDI) Cloud Request for Proposals (RFP).